1. Do you think senior citizens should be re-tested for their driver's license? 2. Should the deer limit be raised for hunters? 3. Is Barbie too skinny to be a good role model? 4. Are you in favor of capital punishment? 5. Should welfare be abolished? 6. Should our school go to an alternative calendar? 7. Should our school implement school uniforms? 8. Are rodeos harmful to animals? 9. Should pro athletes have a salary cap? 10. Should biology students dissect animals? 11. Should the separation of church and state go so far as to ban school prayer? 12. Is euthanasia (painless death) ethical? 13. Should parents be allowed to genetically engineer their child? 14. Is cloning a moral research project? 15. Should high school athletes be given a routine drug test? 16. Does violence in the media promote violence in society? 17. Does violence in society promote violence in the media? 18. Should high schools be required to offer a day care program for their teen parents? 19. Should inmates be required to help pay for the cost of their keep in prison? 20. Should taxpayer's money be spent for death row defendant appeals? 21. Should the state department mandate the grading scale for all high schools? 22. Is divorce always bad for children? 23. Are more prisons and prison beds the answer to America's crime rate? 24. Should drug abuse by pregnant women be considered child abuse? 25. Should punishment for child abusers be stricter? 26. Does alcohol advertising affect an under-age individual's decision to drink? 27. Does the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution fully protect "hate speech"? 28. Should the insanity defense be abolished? 29. Should pop culture idols be concerned about the image they portray? 30. Due to the deaths of four drivers in the last few years, should NASCAR increase its required safety standards? Source: Sharon Hatton and Elizabeth Dick
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1. Do you think senior citizens should be re-tested for their driver's license?
2. Should the deer limit be raised for hunters?
3. Is Barbie too skinny to be a good role model?
4. Are you in favor of capital punishment?
5. Should welfare be abolished?
6. Should our school go to an alternative calendar?
7. Should our school implement school uniforms?
8. Are rodeos harmful to animals?
9. Should pro athletes have a salary cap?
10. Should biology students dissect animals?
11. Should the separation of church and state go so far as to ban school prayer?
12. Is euthanasia (painless death) ethical?
13. Should parents be allowed to genetically engineer their child?
14. Is cloning a moral research project?
15. Should high school athletes be given a routine drug test?
16. Does violence in the media promote violence in society?
17. Does violence in society promote violence in the media?
18. Should high schools be required to offer a day care program for their teen parents?
19. Should inmates be required to help pay for the cost of their keep in prison?
20. Should taxpayer's money be spent for death row defendant appeals?
21. Should the state department mandate the grading scale for all high schools?
22. Is divorce always bad for children?
23. Are more prisons and prison beds the answer to America's crime rate?
24. Should drug abuse by pregnant women be considered child abuse?
25. Should punishment for child abusers be stricter?
26. Does alcohol advertising affect an under-age individual's decision to drink?
27. Does the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution fully protect "hate speech"?
28. Should the insanity defense be abolished?
29. Should pop culture idols be concerned about the image they portray?
30. Due to the deaths of four drivers in the last few years, should NASCAR increase its required safety standards?
Source: Sharon Hatton and Elizabeth Dick
Kentucky Writing Program